On April 12th, Grandma Rose will mention going to the Wagnalls Memorial Garden in Lithopolis – did you know you can still go there and walk in her footsteps? You sure can and from the looks of it, it’s as
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 14
Another week where I didn’t have a good image to go with our post so I found one of the flowering almond bushes mentioned in her entries. I’m making notes of all the things she’s planted since I’ve been trying
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 13
Grandma Rose is on a roll this week with many of her Thoughts of the Day than ever before. I personally enjoy them and wonder if she chose them based on what was going on during that particular day or
The Fiery Demise of Rosa Ellen Eccard Brown & Her Children
I love a good family mystery and when I received a hint for my second great-aunt Rosa Ellen Eccard Brown in Ancestry the other day about dying from shock received from burns, I knew I had a real whopper on
My Loafer Follow-Up
I was happily informed the other day by my dear friend Sue that one of my blog articles was used as a citation in a recent Crossroads article. The article was Reconstructing a Life from Biographical Fragments: Oliver Dresser, Who